Found 6 collections related to Colorado%20River%20(Colo.-Mexico)%20--%20Description%20and%20travel
Jones, Stephen Vandiver, 1840-1920
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1595
.21 linear feet (1 volume)
Stephen Vandiver Jones was an assistant topographer for the second Powell Expedition on the Colorado River from 1871-72.
Thompson, A. H. (Almon Harris), 1839-1906
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 4150
5 v
The diaries document the expedition down the Green and Colorado rivers and through the adjacent country. Diary entries have to do mostly with the topographical surveys, with frequent mention of inhabitants including Uinta, Navajo, Pai Ute, Moqui...
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Powell, William Clement
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2481
.06 linear feet (1 volume)
Diary of journey from Naperville, Illinois, to Green River Station; thence exploring the Green and Colorado Rivers and adjacent country
Bradley, George Y.
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 364
.21 linear feet (1 volume)
Diary of the first Powell expedition of exploration and survey down the Green and Colorado rivers, March 24-August 30, 1869. Author relates the events of the voyage by boat from Green River, Wyoming, to the mouth of the Virgin River
Thompson, A. H. (Almon Harris), 1839-1906
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 4152
.21 linear feet (1 volume)
Almon Harris Thompson (1837-1906) was the chief assistant to John Wesley Powell on the second Colorado River expedition begun in 1871. His wife, Ellen Powell Thompson, was Powell's sister. She collected plant and flower specimens on the expedition.
Steward, John F. (John Fletcher), 1841-1915
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 6366
.04 linear feet (1 volume)
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